Have a marvellous St George’s Day

The Charity has long supported children across the UK - find out about the children that have been helped in England, thanks to your generosity.

From Brighton to Newcastle, Liverpool to Cambridge, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps children from all around England. Today, to celebrate St George’s Day, find out about some of the latest activities.

Providing grants of up to £500 to families in financial hardship

Since the Stronger Families Programme was launched in July 2014, the Charity has helped 46 families with a seriously ill child across England.

One family we’ve helped recently is Dexter’s. We gave £500 to allow mum and dad to travel to a conference in Chicago.

As part of our Family Resilience Programme we funded London based charity HemiHelp to create an information booklet for parents of young people with hemiplegia.

Liz Harrison at HemiHelp said: “It can be difficult for any parent to step back and allow their child more independence. It can be all the more difficult when your child is disabled and you have spent the past 16 or more years fighting for them, protecting them, trying to make things a bit easier for them.